Oregon State University

31st NCAA Wrestling Tournament
3/23/1961 to 3/25/1961 at Oregon State

Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler:
Gray Simons - Lock Haven
Top Ten Team Scores
1961
Oklahoma State - 82 Points

Gorriaran Award:
Ted Ellis - Oklahoma State
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Oklahoma State
82
(2)
6 Lehigh
24
2 Oklahoma
63
(2)
7 Penn State
20
3 Iowa State
29
(1)
7 Michigan State
20
4 Oregon State
28
(1)
9 Northern Iowa
19
5 Pittsburgh
26
(1)
Champions and Place Winners
10 Michigan
(1)
18
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
115
1st: Gray Simons [1] - Lock Haven (7-3)

3rd: Wally Curtis [US] - Oklahoma (4-1)
2nd: Dick Wilson [2] - Toledo

4th: Don Webster [4] - Iowa State
123
1st: DuWayne Miller [1] - Oklahoma (6-5)

3rd: Rick Martin [3] - Pittsburgh (5-4)
2nd: Masaaki Hatta [2] - Oklahoma State

4th: Frank Freeman [5] - Northern Iowa
130
1st: Larry Lauchle [1] - Pittsburgh (7-0)

3rd: Mickey Martin [US] - Oklahoma (4-4, 2-0)
2nd: Dave Jensen [3] - Northern Iowa

4th: Al DeLeon [2] - Minnesota State-Mankato
137
1st: Norm Young [2] - Michigan State (5-2)

3rd: Bill Carter [1] - Oklahoma (2-1)
2nd: Ron Finley [5] - Oregon State

4th: Doug Wilson [3] - Oklahoma State
147
1st: Larry Hayes [1] - Iowa State (4-0)

3rd: Bob Wilson [4] - Oklahoma State (3-1)
2nd: Ron Pifer [3] - Penn State

4th: Jim Blaker [2] - Michigan
157
1st: Phil Kinyon [1] - Oklahoma State (3-0)

3rd: Don Corriere [US] - Michigan (2-1)
2nd: Kirk Pendleton [2] - Lehigh

4th: Virgil Carr [US] - Iowa State
167
1st: Don Conway [5] - Oregon State (7-4)

3rd: Bob Marshall [4] - Purdue (9-4)
2nd: Bruce Campbell [3] - Oklahoma State

4th: Frank Hankin [6] - Utah
177
1st: Bob Johnson [4] - Oklahoma State (9-5)

3rd: Ken Houston [US] - SIU-Carbondale (4-1)
2nd: Wayne Baughman [3] - Oklahoma

4th: Bob Burge [5] - Colorado State
191
1st: Lenard Lordino [1] - Northern Colorado (4-0)

3rd: Ronnie Clinton [6] - Oklahoma State (3-2)
2nd: Nick Kohls [US] - Colorado State

4th: Dave Angell [US] - Lehigh
UNL 1st: Dale Lewis [1] - Oklahoma (3-2)

3rd: Rory Weber [4] - Northwestern (2-1)
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com
2nd: Ted Ellis [2] - Oklahoma State

4th: John Oberly [3] - Penn State
Page 1 of 20
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Gil Sanchez, Colorado State [5]
Gil Sanchez
115 Weight Class
Bye
Don Webster 6-3
John DeAno, Illinois
Don Webster 3-0
Don Webster, Iowa State [4]
Gray Simons 11-7

Bill Merriam, Lehigh
Bill Merriam
Bye
Gray Simons 9-3
Jyo Umezawa, Oklahoma State
Gray Simons 8-2
Gray Simons, Lock Haven [1]
Gray Simons 7-3
Dick Wilson, Toledo [2]
Dick Wilson 15-4
Joe Fox, Northern Iowa
Dick Wilson 8-0
Mike Grandstaff, Virginia Tech
Mike Grandstaff
Bye
Dick Wilson 4-2
Okla Johnson, Michigan State [3]
Wally Curtis 4-3
Wally Curtis, Oklahoma
Wally Curtis 11-9
Jerry Perez, Oregon State [6]
Jerry Perez
Bye
Page 2 of 20

115 Consolation Bracket

Umezawa, Oklahoma State
Umezawa
Bye
Merriam Fall 5:30

Webster 2-0
Merriam, Lehigh
Webster, Iowa State
Fox, Northern Iowa
Fox
Bye
Grandstaff 8-5
Grandstaff, Virginia Tech
Curtis 4-4, 3-2

Curtis, Oklahoma
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Wally Curtis, Oklahoma 4-1

Don Webster, Iowa State
Page 3 of 20

Frank Coniglio, SIU-Carbondale
Frank Coniglio
Bye
Ron Andrews, Minnesota [4]
Frank Coniglio Fall 4:24
123 Weight Class
Ron Andrews
Bye
Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa [5]
Frank Freeman 5-2

Frank Freeman
Bye
Jim Simpson, Portland State
Frank Freeman Fall 7:17

Jim Simpson
Bye
DuWayne Miller Fall 8:47
Claude Gonzales, Colorado State

Bye
DuWayne Miller, Oklahoma [1]
Claude Gonzales
DuWayne Miller 6-3
DuWayne Miller
Bye
DuWayne Miller Fall 1:58
Dave Hansen, Wyoming

Bye
Dave Hansen
Dave Hansen 4-4, 4-0
Clyde Latta, Oregon

George Jurinek, Illinois
Ernie Parker, Oregon State
George Jurinek 11-0

DuWayne Miller 6-5
Don Green 11-2
Don Green, Ohio State

Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State [2]
Masaaki Hatta 12-5

Masaaki Hatta
Bye
Dave Frame, Minnesota State-Mankato
Masaaki Hatta 13-6

Dave Frame
Bye
George Hobbs, Michigan State
George Hobbs 5-3

George Hobbs
Bye
Masaaki Hatta 9-4
Lannie Bryant, Northern Colorado

Bye
Lowell Stewart, Iowa State [6]
Lannie Bryant
Lowell Stewart 4-2
Lowell Stewart
Bye
Rick Martin 3-2
Mike Gonzales, Utah

Bye
Mike Gonzales
Rick Martin Fall 3:52
Rick Martin, Pittsburgh [3]

Bye
Rick Martin
Page 4 of 20


Gonzales, Colorado State
Gonzales
Bye
Gonzales 4-2
Freeman 9-3
Hansen, Wyoming
Freeman, Northern Iowa
Green, Ohio State
Green
Bye
Hobbs Fall 0:45

Hobbs, Michigan State
Martin 4-2
Martin, Pittsburgh
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Rick Martin, Pittsburgh 5-4

Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa
Page 5 of 20

Gary Hoagland, Portland State
Gary Hoagland
Bye
Tom Huff, Iowa [5]
Tom Huff 6-5
130 Weight Class
Tom Huff
Bye
Al Bevilacqua, New York University
Ted Pierce 4-3

Al Bevilacqua
Bye
Ted Pierce, Oklahoma State [4]
Ted Pierce 13-13, 1-1 RD

Ted Pierce 6-5
Jim Root, Cal Poly-SLO

Larry Lauchle 4-1
Mickey Martin, Oklahoma

Bye
Russ McClatchey, Cornell Iowa
Mickey Martin
Mickey Martin Fall 8:53
Russ McClatchey
Bye
Larry Lauchle 6-2
Rosalio Garcia, Kansas State

Bye
Rosalio Garcia
Larry Lauchle 6-2
Bob Hubbard, Utah

Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh [1]
Doug Baillie, Lehigh
Larry Lauchle 9-2

Larry Lauchle 7-0
Doug Baillie 4-3
Al Johnson, Minnesota
Jim Woods, Air Force
Doug Baillie 9-1

Jim Woods
Bye
Al DeLeon, Minnesota State-Mankato [2]
Al DeLeon 7-4
Al DeLeon
Bye
Fred Scott, Miami Ohio
Al DeLeon 7-2
Fred Scott
Bye
Dave Jensen 7-6
Dave Jensen, Northern Iowa [3]

Jerry Hoke, Michigan State
Frank Fuhrer, Washington
Dave Jensen 5-4

Dave Jensen 11-6
Frank Fuhrer
Bye
Dave Jensen 7-0
Joe DiBella, Coast Guard [6]

Bye
Joe DiBella
Joe DiBella 9-0
Mike Nissen, Nebraska

Bye
Mike Nissen
Page 6 of 20


Hubbard, Utah
Hubbard 4-3
Garcia, Kansas State
Martin
Martin 2-2, 6-1
Martin, Oklahoma
Pierce, Oklahoma State
Hoke, Michigan State
Hoke 10-2
Fuhrer, Washington
Hoke 3-2
DiBella, Coast Guard
DeLeon 6-1
DeLeon, Minnesota State-Manka
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Mickey Martin, Oklahoma 4-4, 2-0

Al DeLeon, Minnesota State-Mankato
Page 7 of 20

Ron Finley, Oregon State [5]
Ron Finley
Bye
Paul Sengo, Cal State-Chico
Ron Finley Fall 8:22
137 Weight Class
Paul Sengo
Bye
Bill Taylor, Cornell Iowa
Ron Finley 3-2

Bill Taylor
Bye
Dan Johnston, Penn State [4]
Dan Johnston 4-0

Dan Johnston 4-1
Frank Addleman, Long Beach State

Ron Finley 5-4
Charles Patten, Northern Iowa

Bye
Mike Harman, Navy
Charles Patten
Charles Patten 1-1, 1-1 RD
Mike Harman
Bye
Bill Carter 4-3
Neil Pew, Cal Poly-SLO

Bye
Neil Pew
Bill Carter 14-1
Dave Robinson, Utah

Bill Carter, Oklahoma [1]
Joe Frank, Iowa State
Bill Carter 8-2

Norm Young 5-2
Joe Frank
Bye
Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh
Daryl Kelvington 7-4

Daryl Kelvington 0-0, 1-1 SRD
Ramon West, RIT

Norm Young, Michigan State [2]
Norm Young Fall 7:22

Norm Young
Bye
Clair Argento, Wyoming
Norm Young 8-6

Clair Argento
Bye
Norm Young 3-2
Bill Zeltonoga, UCLA

Dave Gates, Iowa
Doug Wilson, Oklahoma State [3]
Dave Gates 6-1

Doug Wilson 8-5
Doug Wilson
Bye
Doug Wilson 3-3, 5-2
John Day, Lock Haven [6]

Bye
John Day
Curt Alexander 3-2
Bye
Curt Alexander, Lehigh
Curt Alexander
Page 8 of 20


Sengo, Cal State-Chico
Sengo
Bye
Johnston 5-0
Carter 4-2
Johnston, Penn State

Carter, Oklahoma
Argento, Wyoming
Argento
Bye
Kelvington 3-0
Kelvington, Pittsburgh
Wilson 8-2
Wilson, Oklahoma State
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Bill Carter, Oklahoma 2-1

Doug Wilson, Oklahoma State
Page 9 of 20

Mike Natvig, Army
Mike Natvig
Bye
Del Rossberg, Iowa
Bob Wilson 6-1
147 Weight Class
Bob Wilson 8-5
Bob Wilson, Oklahoma State [4]

Bob Gunst, Lehigh [5]
Bob Wilson 6-2

Bob Gunst
Bye
DeVere Henderson, Air Force
Joe Seay 2-0

Joe Seay 10-1
Joe Seay, Kansas State

Larry Hayes 10-7
Lavern Alton, Portland State

Bye
Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa
Lavern Alton
Lavern Alton 6-2
Bill Dotson 10-1
John McGrath, Navy

Larry Hayes 6-0
Larry Bender, Pacific Oregon

Bye
Larry Bender
Larry Hayes 17-3
Larry Hayes, Iowa State [1]

Truman Sandelin, Western State
Bill Berry, Washington State
Larry Hayes 10-7

Larry Hayes 4-0
Jim Blaker 5-3
Jim Blaker, Michigan [2]

Bill Bailey, Lock Haven
Jim Blaker 12-4

Bill Bailey
Bye
Walter Parker, Cornell Iowa
Jim Blaker 11-3

John Zolikoff 5-2
John Zolikoff, Pittsburgh

Toby Zweygardt, Oregon State
Toby Zweygardt 7-4

Toby Zweygardt
Bye
Ron Pifer 5-4
Ron Pifer, Penn State [3]

Lynn Mathews, Oregon
Jim Hoppel, Bowling Green
Ron Pifer Fall 2:01

Ron Pifer 9-1
Jim Hoppel
Bye
Ron Pifer 7-1
Dom Fatta, Purdue [6]

Joe Chamberlin, Oklahoma
Dom Fatta 1-1, 2-1

Dom Fatta 4-0
Bye
Pat Reilly, Toledo
Pat Reilly
Page 10 of 20


Sandelin, Western State
Sandelin 11-0
Bender, Pacific Oregon
Sandelin 2-1
Wilson 4-1
Alton, Portland State

Wilson, Oklahoma State
Mathews, Oregon
Hoppel 4-0
Hoppel, Bowling Green
Fatta 1-1, 7-2

Fatta, Purdue
Blaker 3-1
Blaker, Michigan
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Bob Wilson, Oklahoma State 3-1

Jim Blaker, Michigan
Page 11 of 20

Fred Recher, Springfield [5]
Fred Recher
Bye
Dave Wight, Wyoming
Fred Recher 7-6
157 Weight Class
Dave Wight 8-7
Harry Schlieff, Minnesota

Mike O'Laughlin, Illinois [4]
Virgil Carr 1-1, 1-1 SRD

Mike O'Laughlin
Bye
Don Holiness, Oregon
Virgil Carr 11-7

Virgil Carr 9-4
Virgil Carr, Iowa State

Phil Kinyon 2-1
Bob Deupree, Oklahoma

Bye
Rex Cox, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Bob Deupree
Fritz Fivian 6-3
Fritz Fivian 5-1
Fritz Fivian, Oregon State

Phil Kinyon 4-0
John Beisner, Cornell Iowa

Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State [1]
Phil Kinyon 9-2

Phil Kinyon 5-3
Bye
Duane Wohlfert, Michigan State
Charles Franco, Air Force
Duane Wohlfert
Phil Kinyon 3-0
Charles Franco
Bye
Don Corriere, Michigan
Don Corriere 9-2

Don Corriere 12-2
Gerald Ray, Northern Iowa

Gene Bower, Western State
Kirk Pendleton 8-5

Kirk Pendleton 8-2
Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh [2]

Steve Combs, Iowa
Kirk Pendleton Fall 1:20

Steve Combs
Bye
Kirk Pendleton 9-3
Harold Thompson, Nebraska

Jim Harrison, Pittsburgh [6]
Ron Ericson, Colorado State
Harold Thompson 6-3

Harold Thompson 6-3
Ron Ericson
Bye
Harold Thompson 4-4, 2-1
Jeff Hartsell, Citadel

Herbert Halley, Cal Poly-SLO
Jeff Hartsell Fall 1:50

Autry Ehler Fall 1:09
Bye
Autry Ehler, Portland State [3]
Autry Ehler
Page 12 of 20


Beisner, Cornell Iowa
Wohlfert 2-1
Wohlfert, Michigan State
Fivian 4-2
Carr 3-2
Fivian, Oregon State

Carr, Iowa State
Bower, Western State
Bower Med FFT

Combs, Iowa
Corriere 5-0
Corriere, Michigan
Corriere 2-0
Thompson, Nebraska
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Don Corriere, Michigan 2-1

Virgil Carr, Iowa State
Page 13 of 20

Don Conway, Oregon State [5]
Don Conway
Bye
Tommy Edgar, Oklahoma
Don Conway 8-1
167 Weight Class
Tommy Edgar
Bye
Bob Marshall, Purdue [4]
Don Conway 5-0

Bob Marshall
Bye
Pete Nelson, Navy
Bob Marshall 7-3

Pete Nelson
Bye
Don Conway 8-8, 2-1
Jerry Slattery, Minnesota State-Mankato

Bye
Richard Bell, Washington
Jerry Slattery
Jerry Slattery 7-1
Richard Bell
Bye
Thad Turner 2-1
Thad Turner, Lehigh [1]

Bye
Thad Turner
Thad Turner 4-1
Dick Zoyhofski, RIT

Dennis McCaron, Pacific Oregon
Dennis Fitzgerald, Michigan [2]
Dick Zoyhofski 7-2

Don Conway 7-4
Dennis Fitzgerald 6-6, 4-3
Dick Smith, Iowa State

Jim Blazier, Portland State
Dennis Fitzgerald 3-2

Jim Blazier
Bye
Dave Abraham, Colorado
Dennis Fitzgerald 3-0

Dave Abraham
Bye
Joe Mullins, Iowa
Dave Abraham 7-6

Joe Mullins
Bye
Bruce Campbell 4-3
Norm Hoffman, Cal Poly-SLO

Bye
Frank Hankin, Utah [6]
Norm Hoffman
Frank Hankin 9-0
Frank Hankin
Bye
Bruce Campbell 3-2
Bob Schluter, Michigan State

Bye
Bob Schluter
Bruce Campbell 6-0
Bye
Bruce Campbell, Oklahoma State [3]
Bruce Campbell
Page 14 of 20


Edgar, Oklahoma
Edgar
Bye
Marshall 4-0
Marshall 2-1
Marshall, Purdue
Turner, Lehigh
Schluter, Michigan State
Schluter
Bye
Hankin Fall 3:30

Hankin, Utah
Hankin 3-3, 1-1 SRD

Fitzgerald, Michigan
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Bob Marshall, Purdue 9-4

Frank Hankin, Utah
Page 15 of 20

Bob Konsella, Portland State
Bob Johnson 22-8
177 Weight Class
Bob Johnson, Oklahoma State [4]

Bob Johnson 9-3
Bob Burge, Colorado State [5]
Bob Burge 10-4
Julian Hook, Minnesota
Bob Johnson 8-6

Jim Ferguson, Wesleyan
Bernard Slate 15-11
Bernard Slate, San Jose State
Art Siml 7-7, 5-3
Jim Detrixhe, Lehigh [1]
Art Siml 6-4
Art Siml, Illinois
Bob Johnson 9-5
Al Rushatz, Army [2]
Al Rushatz 10-4
Jack Berger, Oregon State
Al Rushatz 4-1
Bob Duvall, Iowa State
Bob Duvall 3-2
John McCray, Michigan State
Wayne Baughman 6-6, 4-0
Ken Houston, SIU-Carbondale
Wayne Baughman 5-2
Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma [3]
Wayne Baughman 4-2
Mike Sterner, South Dakota State [6]
Mike Sterner 4-2
Tom Sutton, Air Force
Page 16 of 20


Konsella, Portland State
Konsella
Bye
Burge 14-10
Burge 4-2
Burge, Colorado State

Siml, Illinois
Houston, SIU-Carbondale
Houston
Bye
Houston 4-2
Sterner, South Dakota State
Houston Med FFT

Rushatz, Army
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Ken Houston, SIU-Carbondale 4-1

Bob Burge, Colorado State
Page 17 of 20

Karl Fink, Michigan [5]
Karl Fink 9-6
191 Weight Class
Lance Parker, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Von Henry 3-1
Von Henry, Oklahoma [4]
Von Henry 8-1
Wayne Atkins, UCLA
Lenard Lordino 4-2

Maurice Bush, Washington
Lenard Lordino 14-0
Lenard Lordino, Northern Colorado [1]
Lenard Lordino 13-5
Dave Angell, Lehigh
Dave Angell 8-5
Howard Colling, Wyoming
Lenard Lordino 4-0
Pat Clock, Lewis & Clark
Allan Jaklich 3-1
Allan Jaklich, Northwestern [2]
Nick Kohls 2-1
Nick Kohls, Colorado State
Nick Kohls Fall 8:18
Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State
Nick Kohls 1-1, 1-1 SRD
John Griffith, Navy [3]
John Griffith 6-3
Merle Prebel, Michigan State
Ronnie Clinton 6-3
Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State [6]
Ronnie Clinton 10-8
Darrel Kauffman, Oregon State
Page 18 of 20


Bush, Washington
Bush
Bye
Angell 4-0
Angell 8-7
Angell, Lehigh
Henry, Oklahoma
Kurtenbach, South Dakota State
Kurtenbach
Bye
Jaklich 3-2
Jaklich, Northwestern
Clinton 1-1, 3-3 RD

Clinton, Oklahoma State
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State 3-2

Dave Angell, Lehigh
Page 19 of 20

Charlie Moore, Lehigh
Rory Weber 6-0
UNL Weight Class
Rory Weber, Northwestern [4]

Rory Weber 2-0
Jim Raschke, Nebraska
Art Youngblood 1-1, 2-2 RD
Art Youngblood, Kent State [5]
Dale Lewis 1-1, 2-1

Fred Wright, Cornell Iowa
Dale Lewis 1-1, 3-2
Dale Lewis, Oklahoma [1]
Dale Lewis 3-0
Dave Davidson, Washington
Dave Davidson 3-1
Kent Horne, Brigham Young
Dale Lewis 3-2
Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State [2]
Ted Ellis Fall 2:31
Warren Dawson, Wyoming
Ted Ellis 6-0
Jan Schwitters, Iowa State
Jan Schwitters 8-3
Warren Roberts, Washington State
Ted Ellis Fall 7:47
Mike Senzig, Michigan State
John Oberly 8-2
John Oberly, Penn State [3]
John Oberly 5-0
Garry Stensland, Oregon [6]
Garry Stensland
Bye
Page 20 of 20

UNL Consolation Bracket

Wright, Cornell Iowa
Wright
Bye
Wright 2-0
Weber 2-1
Davidson, Washington
Weber, Northwestern
Dawson, Wyoming
Dawson
Bye
Schwitters 6-3
Schwitters, Iowa State
Oberly 5-0
Oberly, Penn State
Third Place:
Fourth Place:
Rory Weber, Northwestern 2-1

John Oberly, Penn State

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31st NCAA Wrestling Tournament

3/23/1961 to 3/25/1961 at Oregon State

Gray Simons - Lock Haven

Top Ten Team Scores

Oklahoma State - 82 Points

Ted Ellis - Oklahoma State

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

Champions and Place Winners

Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.

1st: Gray Simons [1] - Lock Haven (7-3)

2nd: Dick Wilson [2] - Toledo

1st: DuWayne Miller [1] - Oklahoma (6-5)

2nd: Masaaki Hatta [2] - Oklahoma State

1st: Larry Lauchle [1] - Pittsburgh (7-0)

2nd: Dave Jensen [3] - Northern Iowa

1st: Norm Young [2] - Michigan State (5-2)

2nd: Ron Finley [5] - Oregon State

1st: Larry Hayes [1] - Iowa State (4-0)

2nd: Ron Pifer [3] - Penn State

1st: Phil Kinyon [1] - Oklahoma State (3-0)

2nd: Kirk Pendleton [2] - Lehigh

1st: Don Conway [5] - Oregon State (7-4)

2nd: Bruce Campbell [3] - Oklahoma State

1st: Bob Johnson [4] - Oklahoma State (9-5)

2nd: Wayne Baughman [3] - Oklahoma

1st: Lenard Lordino [1] - Northern Colorado (4-0)

2nd: Nick Kohls [US] - Colorado State

UNL 1st: Dale Lewis [1] - Oklahoma (3-2)

2nd: Ted Ellis [2] - Oklahoma State

1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

115 Weight Class

Gray Simons 11-7

1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

115 Consolation Bracket

Merriam Fall 5:30

Fox, Northern Iowa

Curtis 4-4, 3-2

Wally Curtis, Oklahoma 4-1

1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Frank Coniglio Fall 4:24

123 Weight Class

Frank Freeman 5-2

Frank Freeman Fall 7:17

Claude Gonzales, Colorado State

Dave Hansen, Wyoming

Clyde Latta, Oregon

George Jurinek 11-0

Don Green, Ohio State

Masaaki Hatta 12-5

Masaaki Hatta 13-6

George Hobbs 5-3

Lannie Bryant, Northern Colorado

Mike Gonzales, Utah

Rick Martin, Pittsburgh [3]

1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

123 Consolation Bracket

Green, Ohio State

Hobbs Fall 0:45

Rick Martin, Pittsburgh 5-4

1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Tom Huff 6-5

130 Weight Class

Ted Pierce 4-3

Ted Pierce 13-13, 1-1 RD